Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 · Section 208

BNSS 208: earlier CrPC 188

Section 208 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 replaces Section 188 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. BNSS 208 deals with offence committed outside India. The NCRB table marks it as changed. Compare the wording below. The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita came into force on 1 July 2024.

Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita

BNSS 208 was CrPC 188.

Offence committed outside India. · The NCRB table marks it as changed. Compare the wording below.

Modified
Old wording kept in full
Old · CrPC 1973 · Ch. XIII
s. 188
Offence committed outside India
When an offence is committed outside India—
(a) by a citizen of India, whether on the high seas or elsewhere; or
(b) by a person, not being such citizen, on any ship or aircraft registered in India, he may be dealt with in respect of such offence as if it had been committed at any place within India at which he may be found:
Provided that, notwithstanding anything in any of the preceding sections of this Chapter, no such offence shall be inquired into or tried in India except with the previous sanction of the Central Government.
Text from the official India Code PDF
New · BNSS 2023 · Ch. XIV
s. 208
Offence committed outside India.
When an offence is committed outside India—
(a) by a citizen of India, whether on the high seas or elsewhere; or
(b) by a person, not being such citizen, on any ship or aircraft registered in India,
he may be dealt with in respect of such offence as if it had been committed at any place within India at which he may be found or where the offence is registered in India:
Provided that notwithstanding anything in any of the preceding sections of this Chapter, no such offence shall be inquired into or tried in India except with the previous sanction of the Central Government.
Text from India Code

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